Wire fastener



Jain. 20, 1931. c. F. BAILEY 8 ,2

WIRE FASTENER Filed March 22, 1929 lnxzznrmaw [the application of a suitable tool Patented Jan. 20, 1931 UNlTED STATES A ENT l CHARLES E. BAILEY, or recent, ILLINOIS, 'ASSIGNOR TOdWI-LLIAM I-I. somyinnor PEORIA, ILLINOIS I .WIRE FASTENER Application filed March 22, 1929. Serial Non 349,191.

This invention has reference to a fastening device, preferably one made from a single piece of wire and bent to a form suitable for the purposes for which it is intended to be used.

lVhat I have in mind is a wire fastener for securing together several elements, as for in' stance, pairs of Wires accompanying and forming part of an articulated concrete mat- 10 tress used'in revetment work to protect river banks from scour or erosion, and to secure such Wires to an anchoring cable which sus tains the mattress in position on the river bank.

The use of the fasteneris shown and described in a companion application filed of even'date herewith and bearing Serial No. 341,189.

The invention comprehends a wire fastener made from a single piece of Wire bent to provide spaced legs, one preferably shorter than-the other with the free ends of the legs turned at right angles and preferably in the same direction. That is to say, the angular end of the shorter leg is bent outwardly while the angular end of the longer leg is bent inwardly, and the position of both angular ends or portions of the fastener provide a throat for the entrance or insertion of the parts or elements to be secured down in between the legs of the fastener, so that with to the angular end portions of the fastener,the legs may be twisted together to secure parts orelements therebetween. The angularends 0f the fastener, preventing, when operated on by a twisting tool, slippage and insuring the twist ing of one leg of the fastener with the other leg. Y p r I A tool such as intended forthe uses herein described being shown in a companion application, filed of even date herewith and bearing Serial No. 349,190. v e

That the invention may be more fully understood, reference scription, illustrating: preferred embodimentof the invention, in which Fig. 1 is a view in elevation showing a wire fastener embodying my invention, and

r to providethe arcuate end turn the angular end 6 of the; leg "and towardlthe leg3, as shown.

no doubt, be understood.

1 been secured to wires a,

isfha'd to the accom-.v

panying drawings forming part of this de-'-a1'1eh0ring abl Fig; Q i'sa view in elevation, partially in perspective, showing thefastencr with the legs I twisted together, securing therebetivecn w res, such asform part of an 'art1culatedconcrete mattress and also, securing such 7 wires to an anchoring member,',as for iiistance, a cable,

Like characters of reference denote corresponding parts thruout the figures.

I The/fastener disclosed, preferably com-' prises a length of Wire 1 bent back on itself 2 with spaced legs 3 and 4 leading or extending therefrom; the

leg '3 being shorter than the leg 4 and the terlegs bent at right It isprfeferable to turn the angular end 5 of the leg 3 minal-or free ends of both angles, as at 5 and 6, respectively;

outwardly and away from the leg 4 and to.

I The fdisposition'of the angular ends/5 and def the legs 3 and 4 issuch as toprovide a throat? tlierebetween, fort-he insertion of parts or elements, to'be secured, down into and betwcen 'the'l egs of the fastener, as will,

shown as having a'forniing part of a preferably articulated concrete mattress, not shown, and secured to an anchoring member,

fln Fig; 2, the fastener as for instance, acable b. v

In the application of the fastener'to parts to be secured, such for instance, tolthe Wires 4 inwardly? a, a and an anchoring cable Z) of an articulated;

concrete mattress, the fastener is slipped into position by the insertion of the longer leg 4 under the wires a, a and cable Z) and causing such wires and cable to enter the throat 7 of the fastener and "thence between the legs 9.

and 4 and to-the arcuate'end 2, when on the application ofa suitable tool,'not shown, to

p the angular ends 5 and '6-of the fastener, the

I legs 3 and4'of the fastenermay be twisted together, as at 8, see F ig. 2, and the'ele- ,7

ments (1 a firmly 'lhe'angular ends Sand 6, when cngagediby" a tool, prevent turning or slipping of the fastener and insures the and 4, together, as showln-a'nd' permits a pursecnred together and tothe,

twisting of the legs 3.

chase by the tool on the legs 3 and 4 to insure their twisting, all of which it is believed will be understood.

It is pointed out, as those skilled in the art or" doing revetment work along rivers know,

7 that the spaces between the sections of the mattresses where the wiresa, a, are secured to the cable bare rather narrow and the handling and assembly of the parts and, and Z) inconvenient and, therefore, the construc tion of the throat 7 permitstheeasy and convenient insertion of the fastener between the sections of the mattresses to apply the same to the securement of the parts a, a and b therewithin by the twisting of the legs 3 and l together. it is further pointed out that when the fastener is in applied position the I angular portions of the legs 3 and 4 are in a position,

in relation to the upper surface of the mattress to make easy the application of a tool to the fastener and the operation of the I same to twist the legs 3 and 4;. together and about the parts to be secured;

What I claim is V A fastener for use in revetment work, comprising a length of wire bent on itself to provide an arcuate end and legs extending therefrom,- one leg being shorter'than the other and vthe endof each legturned at right angles; the turned portion of the shorter leg being in a direction from the longer leg and the turned portion of the latter being in the direction of the shorter leg, and said turned portions providing a throat th'erebetween in communication with the space between said legs whereby the fastener may be applied by moving same laterally of the parts to be connected to cause said parts to be received in the throat followed by further. movement of the fastener at substantially right angles to the first movement to cause the parts to be connected to lie between the legs, said turned portions being formed to engage a twisting tool for twisting the legs'so'- as to prevent turning or slipping of the fastener during twistin .7

D CHARLES BAILEY. 

